DVDLab problems

[suXor]

I have the latest DVDLad (1.31 I think it is). Here is my delemia. I have tried breaking apart my DTIVO TY image multiple ways, and DVDlAb never likes them.

I always extract via MFS_FTP server and smartftp.

Wheter I use TYTool or TYStudio Editor, and break them down to elemental parts (m2v/m2a), DVDLab doesn't like the audio, says it's not a recognizeable AC3 format.

When I don't break it apart, and mux it into a single MPEG, DVDLab says it's an encrypted/encoded VOB, and it can't import it.

I can however open either scenario into ULEAD DVD Movie Studio 2 without any problems. It's just that menu creation is crap on it, and prefer the DVDLab menu creation system.

Any ideas?

[malfunct]

I have the latest DVDLad (1.31 I think it is). Here is my delemia. I have tried breaking apart my DTIVO TY image multiple ways, and DVDlAb never likes them.

I always extract via MFS_FTP server and smartftp.

Wheter I use TYTool or TYStudio Editor, and break them down to elemental parts (m2v/m2a), DVDLab doesn't like the audio, says it's not a recognizeable AC3 format.

When I don't break it apart, and mux it into a single MPEG, DVDLab says it's an encrypted/encoded VOB, and it can't import it.

I can however open either scenario into ULEAD DVD Movie Studio 2 without any problems. It's just that menu creation is crap on it, and prefer the DVDLab menu creation system.

Any ideas?

Your problem is that the m2a is mpeg 1 layer II audio. Transcode it to wav or ac3 and dvd lab will import the elemental stream.

[captain_video]

What kind of Tivo are you extracting your ty files from? This is a crucial bit of info since DTivo and SA Tivo ty files are completely different.

[suXor]

What kind of Tivo are you extracting your ty files from? This is a crucial bit of info since DTivo and SA Tivo ty files are completely different.

From my first post.

I have tried breaking apart my DTIVO TY image multiple ways, and DVDlAb never likes them.

[suXor]

Your problem is that the m2a is mpeg 1 layer II audio. Transcode it to wav or ac3 and dvd lab will import the elemental stream.

When I choose to transode to AC3 or 48000 DVD in TYStudio Editor, it never likes my closing GOP cut. I will try it in TYtool

[malfunct]

When I choose to transode to AC3 or 48000 DVD in TYStudio Editor, it never likes my closing GOP cut. I will try it in TYtool

Nearly none of the GOP's from a dtivo stream are closed. This is only a problem in that you are supposed to put chapter marks on closed GOP's. I think there is an option to ignore the problem in later dvd-lab versions but I don't have any experience with dvd lab.

[bato]

Any ideas?

- Download DVDlab 1.4beta2 Standard (here)
- do not change (transcode) your audio, Dtivo records at 48000 already and most DVD players can play mpeg audio without problems.
- Use TyTool to extract and create your mpg
- Read this thread for other ideas with DVDlab.

[captain_video]

I missed the part about your ty files being from a DTivo. Bato's suggestions are sound so I'd go with them (he's our resident DVD-Lab expert). I'm still using version 1.3 and it's working fine for my DTivo files. In fact, I've got it demuxing some mpegs in the background as I'm writing this.